Project Details
Description
The purpose of KRABFISK is to develop a sustainable fishery for shore crabs (Carcinus maenas), which in the long term can increase to 10,000 tons in the Belt Sea and another 10,000 tons outside the Belt Sea. Within a few years in continuation of the project, the goal is a production of 3000 tons per year in the Belt Sea.
Shore crabs occur in very high densities in Danish coastal waters, where they create environmental problems by eating eelgrass, fish fry and bottom species such as mussels. However, shore crabs are also an underutilized resource as a valuable source of marine products for which it has not been possible to find economically viable uses in significant quantities. Thus, by developing a new market for the crabs, the catch of shore crabs goes from being a discard, which affects the environment with organic matter and nutrients, to become a sustainable resource.
In KRABFISK, shore crabs are primarily used to make a powdered flavouring product. In addition, the project will develop storage of crabs at fishing ports in a way that is cost-effective and reduces transport costs. This also paves the way for another economically viable exploitation of shore crabs, e.g. for fresh human consumption.
The project covers the entire value chain with a partnership of fishermen, the processing industry and universities. Fishing for shore crabs takes place with passive gear in the form of pots and fyke nets, which have a very low impact on the seabed and where the fishery has a low CO2 footprint.
Funding
This project is funded by funded by the Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) administered by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark.
Research area: Coastal Ecology
Shore crabs occur in very high densities in Danish coastal waters, where they create environmental problems by eating eelgrass, fish fry and bottom species such as mussels. However, shore crabs are also an underutilized resource as a valuable source of marine products for which it has not been possible to find economically viable uses in significant quantities. Thus, by developing a new market for the crabs, the catch of shore crabs goes from being a discard, which affects the environment with organic matter and nutrients, to become a sustainable resource.
In KRABFISK, shore crabs are primarily used to make a powdered flavouring product. In addition, the project will develop storage of crabs at fishing ports in a way that is cost-effective and reduces transport costs. This also paves the way for another economically viable exploitation of shore crabs, e.g. for fresh human consumption.
The project covers the entire value chain with a partnership of fishermen, the processing industry and universities. Fishing for shore crabs takes place with passive gear in the form of pots and fyke nets, which have a very low impact on the seabed and where the fishery has a low CO2 footprint.
Funding
This project is funded by funded by the Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) administered by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark.
Research area: Coastal Ecology
| Acronym | KrabFisk |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025 |
Collaborative partners
- Technical University of Denmark (lead)
- Danish Fishermens Producers Organisation (Project partner)
- Nordic Marine Nutrition ApS (Project partner)
- Skrillinge Strand Bundgarnfiskeri (Project partner)
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